Legal Crap (Disclaimer!): I do not own Digimon. I own Jen and Galemon and her Digivolved forms. If ya wanna use her, ask! Haffa nice day, and don't sue me!
Jenashu: Well folks, Tai is jumping. Now, let me tell you what would have happened if Joe had tried to stop him. Well, they would have both felled into the pool to share the horrid fate that awaits them *plays a recording of evil villain laughter* BWAHAHAHAHAHA!!
Yama: So at least you spared Joe from some pain.
Jenashu: Oh, Joe will get his share of unpleasantness. *evil grin* Actually, I'm very pleased with the option you guys picked. Fun things will happen soon.
Yama: Well, let's see what happens to Taichi now, okay?
Jenashu: Right. On to the fic! Enjoy, and R&R!!!!!!!!
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The Weird Box Thingie
"I won't let you jump!" Joe repeated. Matt sighed.
"Look, if Tai wants to get himself killed, that's his problem," he said as he grabbed Joe's arms.
"Right," Tai said seriously. "If something happened to you, I'd feel awful."
"Not as awful as jumping in the first place could make you feel," Jen pointed out. "Don't do it!"
Tai ignored her as he threw his socks towards his shoes. He considered stripping to his boxers, but decided that he'd just have to get his pants wet, too. As he prepared to jump, he realized that Agumon was by his side.
"If you jump, I jump, Tai," he stated. Tai knew that arguing with his Digimon would be futile.
"Fine. On the count of three, then," he started. As he started counting, he heard everyone telling him not to do it. He smiled in appreciation at their concern. "One...two...THREE!"
The two felt the cold water rush around them as they landed in the pool. Tai forced his eyes open. The icy water stung his eyes uncomfortably, but he ignored it to get a look around. It was dark, but he could make out some sort of altar. It was stained with blood, and with a gasp of horror, Tai noticed the bodies of sacrificed Digimon littering the bottom of the pool. A strange cube was sitting at the altar, along with a key. Tai hesitated before grabbing them. He was nearly blinded by the flash that followed.
*****************
"No," Joe said weakly as Tai and Agumon jumped. A few tense moments later, a strange flash of light cut the darkness of the cave like a knife. "What is going on?!"
Suddenly, the cave was empty.
**********
Tai groaned and lifted his head from a cold, hard surface. He blinked with surprise when he saw his surroundings. No one was around him. "Agumon!" he called. "Hey, Agumon!"
"Taiiiiiiii!" Agumon shouted. "I'm in here!"
"In where?"
"What do you mean? Are you facing the wrong way?"
Tai turned around and felt his jaw drop. The place was like an ancient ruin from some fantasy video game. It was creepy. But the worst part was its familiarity...
"I'm coming, Agumon!" Tai called as he sprinted towards the ruin entrance. It was very small on the inside, but ornately carved. With a start, Tai realized that the things that were carved in the walls were...duckies, bunnies, teddies, rattles, and the like.
"Stop looking at the wall and help me!" Agumon pleaded.
"Oh! Right," Tai replied as he tore his eyes away. Agumon was tied up on another blood-stained altar. Tai wasted no time in untying his partner and lowering to the ground. "Who tied you up like that?"
"I dunno! I was there when I woke up," Agumon said uneasily. "And it's weird how familiar this place seems...."
"Let's go outside again," Tai proposed. "I hope everyone's okay."
This time Tai had time to take a good look around. The land around the ruins was desolate, and a cold wind blew around, blowing dirt into the air. The ruins themselves were very depressing and aged, not to mention disturbing. Those carvings were really freaking him out. Tai walked closer to a pillar to get a closer look at the designs. Suddenly, he tripped over something.
"Tai! Are you okay?!" Agumon cried as he came running to his human's side. Tai didn't answer. He was too busy staring at what he had stumbled over. Agumon's eyes widened in disbelief.
It was a cradle from the Primary Village.
***********
"Izzy. Izzy! Wake up!"
Izzy groaned as someone shook him awake. His eyes slowly opened. He gasped in surprise when he saw who was leaning over him.
"Gennai!" Izzy cried. What are you-is that your house?!"
Izzy looked past Gennai's shoulder. He recognized the bridge that lead to the building, but the building itself...
"Yeah," Gennai said with a laugh. "I decided to make my house a night club."
Izzy gaped at the club. It had everything that night clubs had in movies, complete with flashing lights and loud, head-pounding music.
"Actually, I woke up this morning and my futon was in the middle of a dance floor," Gennai continued.
"The virus!" Izzy cried.
"Oh, you are good. Always on top of things, eh?" Gennai looked pleased.
"Do you know anything about it?!" Izzy demanded. The handsome young Gennai grinned.
**********
"No way," Tai said after a long pause. "This...is Primary Village?" Agumon looked too stunned to speak. "It can't be...."
Suddenly, Tai became aware of a heavy weight in his pocket. He also realized that he was still only wearing pants. Well, he thought, at least I didn't go down to my boxers. Tai pulled the heavy object out of his pocket. It was the strange cube that he had picked up earlier.
"Do you know what this is, Agumon?" Tai asked.
**********
"There is a prophecy foretelling this," Gennai said. "It's excruciatingly long and filled with colorful language, but the main point is this; some day, a terror will pass from the world of humans to the world of Digimon. This horror cannot be fought until eight keys, which are located in different places around the Digiworld, are located and used in the proper slots to open the ancient artifact, Naruze's Puzzle."
************
"I dunno, it looks kinda like a game," Agumon said. "Look, though, it's got keyholes in it."
"It kinda reminds me of one of those cubes with all the different colors that you're supposed to match up. I wonder if it's a brain teaser." Tai asked. He realized that his pocket was still a little heavy. "Oh, I've got a blue key, too."
"Look, there's a blue keyhole here. Try putting the key in, Tai."
***********
"According to the prophecy, every time a lock is opened on the Puzzle, something that 'the demon has put asunder will return to its rightful form'. Technically it's not a demon, but there you go. Oh, and when all the locks are opened, there's supposed to be another prophecy inside the Puzzle that will help you fight the virus."
***********
"Alright," Tai said as he inserted the key in the proper slot. He turned it with a click. Suddenly, the area around them started to warp. Everything was moving around so fast that Tai felt sick watching it. He closed his eyes until everything felt still.
"Wow! Primary Village is back!" Agumon exclaimed. He was correct; everything looked the way it should.
"This is the weirdest day of my life," Tai managed to say.
***********
"So we're supposed to locate the keys and the Puzzle," Izzy summed up. "Once we do, the virus will take a physical form so we can fight him, and there will be another prophecy to assist us."
"That's about the size of it. Now, I'm going to invite some friends over."
"Huh? Why?" Izzy asked.
"Well, as long as my house is a night club, I might as well take advantage of it. Party!"
"Get me out of here," Izzy muttered.
***********
"Uh, Jen," Joe said suddenly. They had been walking in a dark forest for a while, searching for their friends. "Look at that."
"Well, what do you know," Jen noted. "It's a restroom."
"Yeah, and, I...uh, I have to go."
"Joe," Jen said with a sigh. "Well, here's your chance."
"Yeah, but what if the toilet gets changed by the virus while I'm-"
"I don't think that will happen," Jen loudly stated.
"Maybe I should, you know, wet the ground," Joe pointed out. He was embarrassed.
"Just use the toilet, Joe," Jen replied.
"I don't know," Joe said.
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Jen: Well, here's today's choice! Will Joe relieve himself in
A. A bush (1,2,3)
B. The toilet (4,5,6)
Now, remember... Sometimes the safe-sounding option is dangerous, and the dangerous-sounding option is safe. Send in your choices!!!
Jenashu: Well folks, Tai is jumping. Now, let me tell you what would have happened if Joe had tried to stop him. Well, they would have both felled into the pool to share the horrid fate that awaits them *plays a recording of evil villain laughter* BWAHAHAHAHAHA!!
Yama: So at least you spared Joe from some pain.
Jenashu: Oh, Joe will get his share of unpleasantness. *evil grin* Actually, I'm very pleased with the option you guys picked. Fun things will happen soon.
Yama: Well, let's see what happens to Taichi now, okay?
Jenashu: Right. On to the fic! Enjoy, and R&R!!!!!!!!
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The Weird Box Thingie
"I won't let you jump!" Joe repeated. Matt sighed.
"Look, if Tai wants to get himself killed, that's his problem," he said as he grabbed Joe's arms.
"Right," Tai said seriously. "If something happened to you, I'd feel awful."
"Not as awful as jumping in the first place could make you feel," Jen pointed out. "Don't do it!"
Tai ignored her as he threw his socks towards his shoes. He considered stripping to his boxers, but decided that he'd just have to get his pants wet, too. As he prepared to jump, he realized that Agumon was by his side.
"If you jump, I jump, Tai," he stated. Tai knew that arguing with his Digimon would be futile.
"Fine. On the count of three, then," he started. As he started counting, he heard everyone telling him not to do it. He smiled in appreciation at their concern. "One...two...THREE!"
The two felt the cold water rush around them as they landed in the pool. Tai forced his eyes open. The icy water stung his eyes uncomfortably, but he ignored it to get a look around. It was dark, but he could make out some sort of altar. It was stained with blood, and with a gasp of horror, Tai noticed the bodies of sacrificed Digimon littering the bottom of the pool. A strange cube was sitting at the altar, along with a key. Tai hesitated before grabbing them. He was nearly blinded by the flash that followed.
*****************
"No," Joe said weakly as Tai and Agumon jumped. A few tense moments later, a strange flash of light cut the darkness of the cave like a knife. "What is going on?!"
Suddenly, the cave was empty.
**********
Tai groaned and lifted his head from a cold, hard surface. He blinked with surprise when he saw his surroundings. No one was around him. "Agumon!" he called. "Hey, Agumon!"
"Taiiiiiiii!" Agumon shouted. "I'm in here!"
"In where?"
"What do you mean? Are you facing the wrong way?"
Tai turned around and felt his jaw drop. The place was like an ancient ruin from some fantasy video game. It was creepy. But the worst part was its familiarity...
"I'm coming, Agumon!" Tai called as he sprinted towards the ruin entrance. It was very small on the inside, but ornately carved. With a start, Tai realized that the things that were carved in the walls were...duckies, bunnies, teddies, rattles, and the like.
"Stop looking at the wall and help me!" Agumon pleaded.
"Oh! Right," Tai replied as he tore his eyes away. Agumon was tied up on another blood-stained altar. Tai wasted no time in untying his partner and lowering to the ground. "Who tied you up like that?"
"I dunno! I was there when I woke up," Agumon said uneasily. "And it's weird how familiar this place seems...."
"Let's go outside again," Tai proposed. "I hope everyone's okay."
This time Tai had time to take a good look around. The land around the ruins was desolate, and a cold wind blew around, blowing dirt into the air. The ruins themselves were very depressing and aged, not to mention disturbing. Those carvings were really freaking him out. Tai walked closer to a pillar to get a closer look at the designs. Suddenly, he tripped over something.
"Tai! Are you okay?!" Agumon cried as he came running to his human's side. Tai didn't answer. He was too busy staring at what he had stumbled over. Agumon's eyes widened in disbelief.
It was a cradle from the Primary Village.
***********
"Izzy. Izzy! Wake up!"
Izzy groaned as someone shook him awake. His eyes slowly opened. He gasped in surprise when he saw who was leaning over him.
"Gennai!" Izzy cried. What are you-is that your house?!"
Izzy looked past Gennai's shoulder. He recognized the bridge that lead to the building, but the building itself...
"Yeah," Gennai said with a laugh. "I decided to make my house a night club."
Izzy gaped at the club. It had everything that night clubs had in movies, complete with flashing lights and loud, head-pounding music.
"Actually, I woke up this morning and my futon was in the middle of a dance floor," Gennai continued.
"The virus!" Izzy cried.
"Oh, you are good. Always on top of things, eh?" Gennai looked pleased.
"Do you know anything about it?!" Izzy demanded. The handsome young Gennai grinned.
**********
"No way," Tai said after a long pause. "This...is Primary Village?" Agumon looked too stunned to speak. "It can't be...."
Suddenly, Tai became aware of a heavy weight in his pocket. He also realized that he was still only wearing pants. Well, he thought, at least I didn't go down to my boxers. Tai pulled the heavy object out of his pocket. It was the strange cube that he had picked up earlier.
"Do you know what this is, Agumon?" Tai asked.
**********
"There is a prophecy foretelling this," Gennai said. "It's excruciatingly long and filled with colorful language, but the main point is this; some day, a terror will pass from the world of humans to the world of Digimon. This horror cannot be fought until eight keys, which are located in different places around the Digiworld, are located and used in the proper slots to open the ancient artifact, Naruze's Puzzle."
************
"I dunno, it looks kinda like a game," Agumon said. "Look, though, it's got keyholes in it."
"It kinda reminds me of one of those cubes with all the different colors that you're supposed to match up. I wonder if it's a brain teaser." Tai asked. He realized that his pocket was still a little heavy. "Oh, I've got a blue key, too."
"Look, there's a blue keyhole here. Try putting the key in, Tai."
***********
"According to the prophecy, every time a lock is opened on the Puzzle, something that 'the demon has put asunder will return to its rightful form'. Technically it's not a demon, but there you go. Oh, and when all the locks are opened, there's supposed to be another prophecy inside the Puzzle that will help you fight the virus."
***********
"Alright," Tai said as he inserted the key in the proper slot. He turned it with a click. Suddenly, the area around them started to warp. Everything was moving around so fast that Tai felt sick watching it. He closed his eyes until everything felt still.
"Wow! Primary Village is back!" Agumon exclaimed. He was correct; everything looked the way it should.
"This is the weirdest day of my life," Tai managed to say.
***********
"So we're supposed to locate the keys and the Puzzle," Izzy summed up. "Once we do, the virus will take a physical form so we can fight him, and there will be another prophecy to assist us."
"That's about the size of it. Now, I'm going to invite some friends over."
"Huh? Why?" Izzy asked.
"Well, as long as my house is a night club, I might as well take advantage of it. Party!"
"Get me out of here," Izzy muttered.
***********
"Uh, Jen," Joe said suddenly. They had been walking in a dark forest for a while, searching for their friends. "Look at that."
"Well, what do you know," Jen noted. "It's a restroom."
"Yeah, and, I...uh, I have to go."
"Joe," Jen said with a sigh. "Well, here's your chance."
"Yeah, but what if the toilet gets changed by the virus while I'm-"
"I don't think that will happen," Jen loudly stated.
"Maybe I should, you know, wet the ground," Joe pointed out. He was embarrassed.
"Just use the toilet, Joe," Jen replied.
"I don't know," Joe said.
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Jen: Well, here's today's choice! Will Joe relieve himself in
A. A bush (1,2,3)
B. The toilet (4,5,6)
Now, remember... Sometimes the safe-sounding option is dangerous, and the dangerous-sounding option is safe. Send in your choices!!!
